03283nam 22005655 450 991033795140332120220531002338.03-030-03053-910.1007/978-3-030-03053-7(CKB)4930000000042158(MiAaPQ)EBC5743346(DE-He213)978-3-030-03053-7(PPN)235233897(EXLCZ)99493000000004215820190330d2019 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierDefense Against Biological Attacks Volume I /edited by Sunit K. Singh, Jens H. Kuhn1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2019.1 online resource (332 pages)3-030-03052-0 General Section -- Historical Aspects of Biological Weapons Development and Use -- Biodefense Strategies -- Need for Biosurveillance -- Role of Information Technology in Biodefense -- Role of Social Media in Biodefense -- Health-care System Preparedness -- Emergency Preparedness -- Pathogens and Toxins Potentially Used for Biological Attacks -- Bacillus anthracis -- Botulinum toxin -- Yersinia pestis -- Variola virus -- Francisella tularensis -- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers -- Brucellae -- Burkholderia mallei -- Burkholderia pseudomallei -- Coxiella burnetii -- Rickettsia prowazekii -- Food Safety-related Biothreats -- Water Safety-related Biothreats -- Neurotropic Viruses -- Microbiological Toxins.This first volume of a two-volume set describes general aspects, such as the historical view on the topic, the role of information distribution and preparedness of health-care systems and preparedness in emergency cases. Part two describes and discusseses in detail the pathogens and toxins that are potentially used for biological attacks. As such, the book is a valuable resource for faculties engaged in molecular biology, genetic engineering, neurology, biodefense, biosafety & biosecurity, virology, and infectious disease programs, as well as professional medical research organizations.Medical microbiologyVirologyNeurosciencesBiological Warfareprevention & controlBiological Warfare AgentsMedical Microbiologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B16003Virologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B22003Neuroscienceshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B18006Medical microbiology.Virology.Neurosciences.Biological Warfareprevention & control.Biological Warfare Agents.Medical Microbiology.Virology.Neurosciences.616.01Singh Sunit Kedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtKuhn Jens Hedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBOOK9910337951403321Defense Against Biological Attacks2079130UNINA